I am so proud of this collection of slouchy hats in a rainbow of colours.
Dreamer Beanies are slouchy beanies, hand made by myself.
They are created with a choice of tag, either an ultra suede 'DREAM IT, DO IT,' tag or the wooden 'Carroway' tag.
Here is the cafe latte slouchy beanie hat. It is such a soft and warm, fashionable beanie hat.
This
hat goes with practically any outfit you desire. A great accessory for
Fall, Winter or even the cool days and nights of Spring. Chic and cozy.
Why call this The Dreamer Beanie?
As
I look around at the women in my life and community I see so many
strong women who dare to dream and take action to manifest a better life
for themselves and those around them.
As I thought about who
would be wearing the precious items that I make I thought of these women
and how I want my company to reflect the values and hopes of these
women.
I spoke to some of the inspiring women I know and they agreed to let me share their stories.
Hopefully
these stories inspire others to believe that they too can bring change
into their lives, by dreaming and taking action; by doing what it takes
to transform their inner and outer worlds, their dreams into reality.
Things have been really happening with Carroway Crochet and I am so happy to be back to my blog sharing a video I created for my new Carroway Crochet YouTube channel.
The Circle in A Square Mug Rug/Coaster
I just love colour and having something small to make is sometimes a good thing, something that you can make quickly and get the pleasure of seeing a finished item right away.
SO I had all these lovely colours in bulky yarn and I thought this would be a fun idea.
I just love the colour pops and must admit I got a bit addicted to making them. I have taken some to the market and they are proving very popular.
Here I have them with this beautiful mug I got when I was visiting my daughter when she spent a year living in Dublin in Ireland. The colours go perfectly.
These are so bright and modern and perfect for gifts and home decor.
There is a free PDF pattern download available in my crochet group on facebook.
Just join Carroway Crochet Group and you can grab the free PDF pattern and also be part of a growing community of crochet lovers.
I used super bulky weight yarn (6) and a K hook, 6.5mm to make these mug rugs.
Here is what you need.
Yarn: One skein of super bulky weight (6) yarn in white
and one skein in the contrast colour of your choice. This is a great stash buster.
Hook:: US K
10.5/6.5mm
Notions: Scissors , tapestry needle.
Abbreviations (uses US
conventions)
·Ch
= chain
·st
= stitch
·sl
st=slip stitch
·sc
= Single crochet
·hdc =Half double crochet
·dc= Double
crochet
Instructions:
Start
with the bright colour of your choice.
Ch
4 join to make a loop,
Round 1: Ch 3, this is the first dc,
dc 11 times into the centre of the loop
You
end up with 12 stitches
Round 2: Ch 3 and dc into the same
stitch space as ch 3, 2 dc into next stitch and every stitch around (24
stitches)
Cut
off yarn and finish off.
Join
the white to any stitch.
Round 3: Ch3 and dc into the same
stitch.
Then * dc in next st, hdc into the next st, sc into next stitch,
hdc into next stitch, dc into next st, 2dc into next stitch, ch 1, 2dc into
same st, (this forms the corner) *, repeat between * and *2 times, then
dc into next st, hdc into the next st,
sc the next stitch, hdc into next stitch, dc into next st, 2dc into next
stitch, ch 1 and join with a sl st to the top of the ch 3.
You
now have your completed Mug Rug.
Make
as many colours as you like.
So here we have the video tutorial. I hope you enjoy it and subscribe to my channel.
How to make a Circle in A Square Mug Rug Coaster with Carroway Crochet
You
are more than welcome to sell items made from my pattern. Please do share my blog link and tag #carrowaycrochet and help promote it on social media. Thank you.
If you have any questions or need help with the pattern,
please email me at carrowaycrochet@outlook.com,
IΚΌll be glad to help you. Thank you
for trying my pattern, I hope you enjoy it!
Recently I have been getting requests for custom orders and it is great to be able to bring someone's ideas into reality.
I just sent some custom colour spa cloths off to Seattle. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of them before I shipped them off.
Right now I am working on a super long super scarf for a customer in Toronto. He had the idea to make a striped twelve foot scarf inspired by the stripes used by the Hudson's Bay Company. This is made with Bernat Softee ChunkyYarn for the red, yellow and blue stripes, and double strands of Paddy Green from Red Heart. I purchased the yarn from Yarn Canada as they offer free shipping on orders over $45 and also deliver really promptly to me here on Mayne Island.
I used a half double crochet in this design and love the colour combos.
Here it is getting a little longer.
It is growing quickly and I should be shipping it out on Monday.
Be sure to visit my etsy shop if you are interested in customizing any of my items offered there.
Also feel free to email me at carrowaycrochet@outlook.com for product information.
I found a great pattern for making these lacy yoga socks. It was designed and sharedby
Lisa Jelle. Lisa is on facebook at Kaleidoscope Art&Gifts The pattern can be found here on Ravelry
I was excited to find a pattern that had such a delicate feel to it and for short yoga socks. This pink makes me think of ballet lessons as my kids always had to wear this colour when going to their lessons. These turned out so great and I immediately added them to my etsy shop. The listing is here and they are a steal at $30.00. I had to review the foundation half double crochet stitch and then move on to learning a new lace pattern. I feel I want to adapt this pattern to use the iris stitch, and I will see how that works out.
I am making a second pair in lemon and then want to make some in pale blue and soft grey. I really love this design and hope you like it too.
Happy crocheting everyone.
Once I made my first minion hat I started browsing all the amazing patterns for animal hats on .
The first one I made was the fox hat, just too cute to resist. The pattern is here. Of course I had to make it my own, and instead of button eyes, I crocheted black ones, and I am happy with how they look. My friend has a baby great granddaughter whose last name is fox, so this was perfect for her.
Next I made a tiger hat which I think is just as adorable. Once again the pattern is from Repeat Crafter Me.
I also decided not to use buttons for the eyes on this hat. I just made some little crochet circles instead.
What I love about her patterns is that they are written up for all the sizes you could wish for.
So right now I am just finishing up my racoon hat and sewing the ears on my lamb hat. It is always great to get some new projects going and I am having so much enjoyment making little hats.
Well since making my first minion hat I have had lots of orders and requests for the one eyed hats so I have been busy. My first order was for some with the brown eyes and they were off to England. These were fun as I got to make two kinds of smiles.
Next I thought it only fair to make a girlie minion hat for all those girls out there who like pink and purple. I also added a bow, which can be placed anywhere on the hat, my granddaughter went for the side bow. This is the beanie style, but I also make some them the earflaps. I really like making custom orders as the variations are endless.
My granddaughter is one of those whose favourite colour is purple.
Once I had made one beanie style hat then I had to make another. lol This is the one with blue trim. Minions have such a lot of character and I think it is the personality that they have that makes them so popular with people, young and old. I just love the little bit of hair standing up. It is so cute.
So the minion collection just keeps growing. The options are endless and I really encourage you to have a go at making one. As I said in my earlier post I got my first pattern from Repeat Crafter Me. I have since adapted the pattern but I am so grateful to this blogger for all the great patterns she provides.
Here are a few more hats I made.
You can see all my crochet hats on my etsy shop under the section Hats. :-)
I made my grandson a minion hat. He didn't know I was making him one, but when he saw me sitting on the couch crocheting with yellow yarn he ran across the room and asked, "Are you making a minion hat?"
He was so excited and luckily I was nearly finished. I made the eyes and the mouth and showed him how to braid as I added the ties. He loves it.
I decided to add Minion Hats to my etsy store and they are posted as a 'made to order' item, so people can get exactly what they want.
I can't stop making them, so I have made a preschool size one for a little girl and I am currently completing a newborn-3 months one that I think I will put only one eye on. :-)
I was lucky to find a couple of patterns online and adjusted them to suit what I wanted. I would like to thank
Repeat Crafter Me
for getting me started on this project. I will post pics of the others when they are finished.
